Back Cove
Back Cove is an estuary basin on the northern side of the downtown district of Portland, Maine. It is almost circular in form and about 1 mile in diameter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: estuary basin on the northern side of the City of Portland, Maine
- Also known as: “Back Cove, Portland, Maine”
- Address: ME
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edward Payson Park and University of Southern Maine Glickman Family Library.
Edward Payson Park
Park
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Edward Payson Park is a 47.5-acre public park in the Back Cove neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The park is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north and Baxter Boulevard to the south.
University of Southern Maine Glickman Family Library
Library
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library is an academic library operated by the University of Southern Maine on its campus in Portland, Maine. The building, which stands 7 stories tall, was dedicated by Governor Angus King in October 1997.
Portland Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portland and Arts District.
Portland
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Arts District
Neighborhood
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
Back Cove
- Categories: body of water and neighborhood
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.67203° or 43° 40′ 19″ northLongitude
-70.26838° or 70° 16′ 6″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87MFMPCJ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 369060933OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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